Bosnian Castles

Kozarac · Prijedor · Ottoman

Kozarac Fortress

The tower at Kozarac is a surviving part of a larger Ottoman fortress. Prijedor's urban-planning documentation dates its construction to the fortress expansion of 1736 and records protection work in 1961. The same document identifies the fortress on the provisional national-monument list and discusses threats from building within its protected area. The standing tower should not be mistaken for a complete surviving medieval castle.

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Through the centuries

1736

Tower built during an expansion of the fortress, according to municipal planning documentation.

1961

Protection work recorded by the municipal plan.

Architecture & evidence

Rectangular surviving tower

The municipal urban plan photographs a rectangular stone tower with a shallow roof. This study follows that recognizable survivor rather than inventing a complete surrounding fortress.

Arched facade openings

The 2019 photograph records unevenly placed openings and repaired stonework. Openings in this model are cut through the masonry; their sizes and spacing are estimated from the image.

Lower masonry annex

Lower attached masonry is visible beside the tower in the municipal photograph. It is represented as a modest shell; neighboring modern properties are omitted.

Plan your visit

The historic tower stands within a modern settlement. Confirm access locally; a mapped point does not imply that the building interior is open.

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Historical sources